Be compassionateTowards yourself.The way you wouldTowards any other human being.

This one is hard.We expect so much OF ourselves.And FROM ourselves.

We have HIGH bars.We have EXTREME expectations.And here's the thing:WE DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY ARE EXTREME!

Have compassionFor yourself.The way you would have compassion forA child who was trying their bestBut was beating themselves upFor not measuring up.

Because that's what we do.If we're human.We have this idea...This ideal image of who we are "supposed to" beAnd what we're "supposed to" get done.And when we don't measure up...When we fall short...We aren't kind.We aren't understanding.Are we?Not by habit.Not by our programming.We've been programmed toScold ourselves intoDoing betterAnd being better.All the shoulds and should havesCome piling down on our sweet headsUntil we break from exhaustion.

It's time to change that.We can start today.We can start with a sweet, compassionateDO OVER.We can have aNEW BEGINNING.And we canSTART FROM SCRATCH.

Compassion is our new mantra.Forgiveness is our new choice.Understanding is the new medicine that willTake us boldly in the direction of our dreamsAnd OPEN OUR HEARTSTo ourselves.Once again.❤️

p.s.Be compassionate with yourselves today,Dear ones.Lower the bar.And raise the acceptance.We all need thisFor ourselves.For each other.For the world.